The thing here is stability. Ferns are lovers of moisture – but not flooding – and constant high humidity.
Drying winter heat and/or cold dry winter air wreak havoc on the potting medium – and overcompensating by watering more in bursts won’t fix it.
This drain offers a steady flow of moist air, and the paving ensures high water retention as evaporation is prevented. The roots remain in the cool, dark, damp and the fronds have good sunlight without drying risk. It’s perfect.
Humidity is also why a good zone for these plants at home is on a sill over the kitchen sink or in a bathroom window – daily wetness and humidified air.
Dear_Mess_1617 on
True facts
CaptainObvious110 on
This is awesome. I love finding urban ferns.
I’ve found ferns on brick buildings in the middle of a city with no nature nearby.
Doing some research on the area and there was once a creek nearby and likely there were ferns growing nearby and their spores managed to get onto old buildings.
I’ll have to find out when that creek was covered by concrete
NatIntel001 on
Florida is Fern Friendly.
Kratech on
When abused they flourish.
My old job had 2 giant ferns (like multiple people to move them) that came from a Walmart dumpster.
raginglilypad on
Take her out of the gutter and she’s gonna be so mad and die
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I love it when I see plants as badass as this.
Not my fern barely alive in my house smh
The real street plant
The thing here is stability. Ferns are lovers of moisture – but not flooding – and constant high humidity.
Drying winter heat and/or cold dry winter air wreak havoc on the potting medium – and overcompensating by watering more in bursts won’t fix it.
This drain offers a steady flow of moist air, and the paving ensures high water retention as evaporation is prevented. The roots remain in the cool, dark, damp and the fronds have good sunlight without drying risk. It’s perfect.
Humidity is also why a good zone for these plants at home is on a sill over the kitchen sink or in a bathroom window – daily wetness and humidified air.
True facts
This is awesome. I love finding urban ferns.
I’ve found ferns on brick buildings in the middle of a city with no nature nearby.
Doing some research on the area and there was once a creek nearby and likely there were ferns growing nearby and their spores managed to get onto old buildings.
I’ll have to find out when that creek was covered by concrete
Florida is Fern Friendly.
When abused they flourish.
My old job had 2 giant ferns (like multiple people to move them) that came from a Walmart dumpster.
Take her out of the gutter and she’s gonna be so mad and die
resilience.